Archive for August 2020
Improving education in Yemen through community dialogue
The education sector in Yemen has been badly affected by teachers’ absences, and school hours were reduced even before COVID-19. CARE is supporting schools in Yemen with awareness-raising programs and facilitates community dialogue as a part of the response to improve the education system and to support students to return to school.
Read More15 Minutes on Investing in Women
On this episode of 15 Minutes to Change the World, we speak with Beth Woroniuk – Policy Lead at Equality Fund. Beth highlights the long lasting impact that comes from investing in women and how COVID-19 threatens the progress that has been made towards equality around the world.
Read MoreLebanon Crisis: Canada matches $8 million in donations made by Canadians
Since the explosions on August 4 that rocked the port city of Beirut, Canadians have been uniting their efforts to raise funds in order to provide emergency assistance to affected populations.
Read MoreCOVID-19 and extreme weather events threaten to roll back gains in Rohingya camps despite early success in tackling the virus
COVID-19 threatens to roll back gains made on nutrition in the camps as access to food supplies, income and diverse diets become more limited.
Read MoreOne thousand days of hope and courage: Rohingya refugees still at crossroads
In 2017, hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas fled Myanmar to settle in the Cox’s Bazar region of Bangladesh. Close to a million, the Rohingyas have been waiting for three years, for justice, to have their rights back, and to return home.
Read MoreIn profile: CARE’s Gabriela María Portillo Rodríguez
Meet Gabriela who is part of the humanitarian response to COVID-19 in Honduras with CARE in the Prolempa Project.
Read MoreJust trying to survive: Syrian migrant workers in Beirut after the explosions
Migrant workers, as well as refugees and domestic workers were already some of the most vulnerable to Lebanon’s economic crisis before the blast. Their situation is only likely to worsen now, with their places of employment and means of making a living destroyed, and for many their homes also affected.
Read MoreLebanon: “We survived, but we’re not okay”
One week after the devastating blast that shook Beirut to its core and destroyed half the city, the shock wave is not done ripping through the hearts and souls of those who witnessed the single largest explosion in peacetime history.
Read MoreCARE concerned about the thousands of women refugees and migrants affected by the Beirut blasts
CARE is seriously concerned about the fate of thousands of refugees and migrants – especially women and girls – following the Beirut blasts last week and urges donors and aid agencies to prioritize them amidst emergency aid and recovery plans.
Read MoreLebanon Crisis in photos: CARE’s teams in action
On August 7, 2020, CARE, in coordination with local partners, began distributing food packages and hot meals to help those who are struggling most in the aftermath of the blast such as women and girls who make up around 60% of those affected.
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